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Ibome students
re about trip to
Chicago's schools
A HAPPY REUNION
By Darlene Reid
The hours slowly ticked by. It
was late Wednesday morning
when I made the last finishing
touches to my suitcase. I found
the trip to the school was longer
than it had ever been on any
,school morning.
This morning we were -headed
for Chicago. The pupils going
were hording the bus, when I
arrived. When we were finally
seated., the last good bye's were.
said.
• I can't really remember the
trip down for my mind trailed
off into the futwe of when we
'would arriye and when I would
see my buddy. Later that night
everyone was tense as we ,
entered Chicago and its bright
lights. We had a bit of trouble.,,
finding the church which was
our set headquarters but our
problem was .soon solved when
we saw our buddies patiently
waiting for the bus.
It was a happy reunion that
night. A reunion that no-one will
soon forget. Of course there was
lots of confusion which we soon
escaped from and started our
short journey back to the house
in which I was to stay with six_
other girls.
We all slept soundly that
night, which helped us with our
early start next morning. We
travelled to Hinton Scho¢l
where we had an assembly
presented to us. They gave us a
key to their hearts and the flag
of U.S. and made us welcome in
every way.- At Hinton School
they tape Educational Television
Programmes. We were taken to
the studio and witnessed a
programme which had been
taped. Guess what! They put us
on tape too. We were reall-y on
television.
Later that afternoon we had a
tour of China Town and visited
the Ebony Magazine where we
discovered the procedures in the
making of their magazine. We
ended the day by visiting the
museum of Science and. Industry
where we saw a number of
interesting -exhibits.
When we returned home we
were exhausted so we ate, sat
around awhile then went to bed.
The next morning we rose
early and met at the Tercel
School where once again we had
a` very thoughtful welcome
presented by the Terrel students.
After a visit at their school we
,left on a tour of Old_ Chicago,
where we saw various old
buildings and saw the tallest
building in Chicago which is one
hundred stories high.
When. we 4jad returned home
we ate a quick supper and
walked to the bus stop where we
started our long journey to the
theart—bf Chicago. We travelled
on two, buses, the train express
and walked two blocks before
we reached our destination, the
heart of Chicago. That night we
took in a show and walked the
streets till we finally got a cab
home.
The next morning we met at
the little church and all started
out on a shopping trip on which
we spent nearly all day. When
we returned to the little church
we had a •delicious supper and
hurried home to change for the
dance at the Y.M.C.A. The
dance was fun. Their songs and
dances were different from ours
so we had fun Watching. The
dance broke up early. While on
the way home from the dance
we witnessed Chicago's first
snow fall.
That night we were quiet for
we realized that this was the end
of our trip. The next morning
we would leave very early and
return home, our real home.
When the moment arrived we
were sad, but each promised to
write and see each other once.
again. After the good byes were
said the bus slowly pulled away
and everyone hoped. •we would
soon return.
* * *
A TIME TO REMEMBER '
By Kathy Hunter
After a week of being excited-
my
xcited.my stomach -hurt. The day
finally arrived: IL was the first
time in my lifead ever been
out of bed before the alarm
went off. ,
We.got on the'bus and at last
we were on our way to Chicago.
Mile , after mile we traveled,
singing and joking. As we
approached the border
everybody was trying to find
their birth• certificate cards but
when we reached there the man
just told us to go on because he
didn't want to check a bus load
like ours. I wonder why?
Unfortunately we had bus
trouble. It would have been too
good to be true to go all the way
there without it breaking down.
The excitement rose as we
approached Chicago. We have
heard on theradioand .television
about the smog, now we know
what they mean.
The long dragged out ride
came to an end when we reached
the city of Chicago. It is such a
big city! We almost got lost
trying to find the church where
we were going to meet. After
looking, at the numbers of the
buildings we spotted the church.
Everybody was so excited seeing
each other again.
When I found out where I was
staying, to my surprise one of
my friends were going to
experience with me a new
adventure of being in a different,
home. '
The next . day at Hinton
School we were presented with a
flag and their key and welcomed
by the staff and students. I am
sure everybody had a wonderful
time touring places where
magazines and newspapers were
printed and visiting huge
museums. The family that I
stayed with took us out for
dinner to China Town.. Chinese
food is very interesting but it
didn't appeal to me.-
Tl1e last day whey: we.„, were
touring the city of Chicago we
putted around in an old police
bus. People looked at us as if we
were criminals. Of course the old
bus konked out so we had to get
one of the newer buses to push
us. •
The fun was coming to an end
so they gave us a farewell party.
Sleepily the next morning we
got up to .go home. It took a lot
of effort but , we made it on
time. It seemed that . nobody
wanted to go home • because
everybody had such a grand
time. We all got on the bus and
waved good bye to everyone. A
good time had ended and we
were on our way home.
Our bus brought us safely to
our waiting •parents who were
anxious to hear about our trip.
We were so tired and sleepy but
we will b& talking of • our
'experience 'for some time to
come.
*, *
DESTINATION CHICAGO
By John, Bogie
At 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday
November 11, I hopped out of
bed and hurried downstairs to
find my mother sorting my
clothes and packing them in my
suitcase for the trip. Although it
was only 16:30 r'was afraid we
wouldn't get to ,,tthe school. on
time, but my worries soon left
when I found out the bus hadn't
come yet. Just then it pulled
into the school parking lot and
33 students and I climbed
aboard it.
After •Mr. Black made , sure
everybody was on the bus away
we went, starting the 450 mile
trip to Chicago city. After hours
.s0
There was a party Saturday evening at the local Store Front Church for the visitors from Colborne
Central School and judging frrm these happy faces, it is certain the event was a happy one,
and miles of driving we made a
'stop at Sarnia to fill the bus with
gas and fill us with candy. After
about 15 minutes we were -on
our way again. You could get a
very good look at the
surrounding country, from on
top of the Bluewater Bridge
which joins Canada to United
States.
On we went and although we
drove for hours we didn't see a
farm or town; only the odd
service station. When We went
through Detroit you could really
see and smell the pollution.
At last we arrived at Chicago
and went to the New
_ Philadelphia Church where .we
met our buddies that we wo't.ild
be staying with for the next four
days. I was lucky enough to stay
with a very nice boy named
James Johnson and a very nice
teacher named Mr. Miller.
When everyone was settled
down and found their buddies
we left for "home". which was
Mr. Millers' house.
The next morning we met at
Hinton Public. School and
attended an assembly to
welcome us to Chicago. After
the assembly we boarded a bus
and went to the Johnson
Publishing Co. where Elony, Jet
and Tan . magazines ' are
published. From there we went
to the Museum of Science
Industry where we saw many
interesting things to do with
electronics and you could push
buttohs and make things work,
Then all at once the day was
gone and we went to our homes.
At Mr. Millers' house James and
I walked coloured T.V. and
helped •Mr. Miller make things
for' school.
On the second day we went to
Terrell Public
School from where the students
who visited our school came. At
the school- we attended another
assembly to welcome us to
Chicago.
After the assembly we toured
some of, Chicago's bigger
buildings. Our tour included
going through the \'ribune
Tower where one of the worlds'
leading newpapers the Chicago
Tribune is published. It was 5:30
when we finished the tour and
we had to go home. We watched
another horror movie at Mr.
Millers' because that was all.
there was on T.V. '
The next day we went back to
Hinton School and went on T.V.
because Hinton has its own
television studio where they
made everyone introduce
themselves.
After that we visited some of
Chicagos' important buildings
such as the First National Bank
which, is a 50 ,storey building
where over half of Chicago's
citizens bank
We met at The .New
Philadelphia Church and went to
the shopping area and did a bit
of shopping but I didn't buy
much. We went to the Museum
of Natural. History next where
we- saw the bones of dinasaurs,
elephants, whales, and many
other animals' and Mammals'
bones.
It would • take hours to tell
everything I saw and did at the
museum. At 5:30 we went to
the church and ate supper and
went home. Then at 7:00 we
went to the Y.M.C.A. for a going
away party. At the party we
danced, talked, told jokes, and
ate cake and cookies. The girls
were always on the floor so the
Thetre was !Ott arid loth Of fuh.in" Chicago for the kids from Colborne Central School,. Seen here
enjoying. a conversation with one. of the Chicago youngsters at a lunch break are' Joann
Schoemaker, Cathy MacPheob Marie Willis and Judy Taylor. (Colborne School picture)
boys didn't get out too much to
dance.. One of the women got
the boys, in two rows on the
floor and we took turns dancing
in the middle and then winners
where chosen. The winner for
the boys was Ken Girvin and for
the girls, Wanda Duncan.
When the dance ended Mr.
Miller took James and I to the
Tussads' Wax Museum where we
saw many important fugures and
horror characters such aso, and Mr. Black made sure
everybody was on and away we
went;
The trip home was the same
as the trip to Chicago except in
reverse. At 6:30 we arrived at
school and were taj en home. If I
ever get another_ chance to gal
think I would because it was a
very interesting trip. The only
thing was it ended too soon!
of what people
building, It is 100 storeys high
and is the second tallest building
in the world: We went up 50
storeys and could see miles in
every direction and most' of
Chicago. L ;
Then before I knew it I was at
the church at 7:00 on Sunday
November 15, getting ready to
board the bus to go home. After
saying good-bye I got on the bus
Frankenstein, Dracula,
Wolfman,and the Mummy.
There were important people
such as, John F. Kennedy,
Robert Kennedy, Abraham
Lincoln, Winston Churchill and
many more: _
After the Wax Museum James
Johnson, • Earl Reaburn,
Cleveland Elam, and I went with
Mr: Miller to the John Hancock Regardless
These are the people who were instrumental in arranging the exchange between the students in
'Chicago and the youngsters at Colborne Central School. From the left are Mrs. Albert Durst,
Colborne Principal Bill Black, Mrs. Quaintence of Mary C. Tyrell School and Mrs. Rolands of
Hinton School. Mrs. Rolands visited Colborne Central earlier this year. (Colborne School picture).
say, there are many interesting
and thoughtful people in
Chicago.
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